Orbital gamma-ray data and large-scale lunar problems

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Nov 1977

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(Lunar Science Institute, Conference on Comparisons of Mercury and the Moon, Houston, Tex., Nov. 15-17, 1976.) Physics of the Ea

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Apollo Flights, Gamma Rays, Lunar Composition, Lunar Crust, Lunar Evolution, Petrology, Selenology, Basalt, Chemical Composition, Lunar Maria, Lunar Rocks, Lunar Soil, Photogeology, Planetary Surfaces, Remote Sensors, Spectral Resolution

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The orbital gamma-ray data yielded by the Apollo 15 and 16 missions have produced information about lunar differentiation. This information is also applicable to studying lunar petrogenesis using lunar samples. It is shown that the spatial variation in petrogenetic processes, as observed in the K/Th, Fe/Th, and Mg/Fe ratios, is of nearly the same magnitude as that of the lunar samples. The consistent relationship of both mare and nonmare basaltic surface chemical compositions, and the low surface elevation suggests a physical control on the movement of basaltic magma onto the lunar surface.

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